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Monday, November 28, 2011

Vocab Week 12

Convoluted – Adjective (Con-vole-oo-ted)

·         Twisted

·         Involved

·         Intricate

·         Difficult to unravel or untangle



Curt – Adjective (Kert)

·         Brief or abrupt

·         NOT charismatic

·         Short, cold answers



Destitute – Adjective (Deh-Sti-toot)

·         Extreme poverty

·         Lacking something needed or desired



*Introspective – Adjective (Intro- speck-tive)

·         Looking inward

·         Examining one’s own thoughts and feelings



Inversion – Noun (In-ver-sion)

·         A reversal of position, order, or relationship

·         Placing a verb before the subject

o   Yoda talk

o   Normal in some verbs (To be)

§  I am Mr. Hawley – Am I Mr. Hawley?

§  Sounds weird in most other verb forms.



Spelling: 

Jalapeño – spicy pepper

Affectation - artificial

Nonnegotiable – No compromise

Decaffeinate – No buzz

Froufrou – Rustling sound, showy

Despot - Tyrant

Grotesque - Nasty

Euphonious – Good sound

Hermetically – airtight, sterile

Effulgent – Bright, sunny





Journal:  What do you want for Christmas and why?

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